Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-30
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.
Changes in the High School Courses
Resolutions of Respect.

The City Board of Education met last
Director Hopkins, who is absent from the
city.
4 Director Slater, OF the Furniture and Sup
ply Committee, said he had just completed
tour of inspection Of all the school build
ings, and found half-dozen stoves that
would have to be replaced with new ones.
he also recommended the vanishing of
the furniture in the school building at
Twenty-fourth and n. His report was
adopted and he was authorized to proceed
in accordance with his report.
Director Davis, Chairman of the Building
and Repair Committee, stated that he was
having all the school-rooms repaired and
calcimined. He suggested that fifty loads
of dirt be bauled upon the lot at Twenty
fourth and n. He recommended also thai
the wainscoting in the High School build
ing be vanished. The report was received
and the committee authorized to proceed in
accordance with the suggestions made.
Director Erlewine, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Course Of Study, made the fol-
lowing report on course of study in the
High School:
Scholars of ordinary ability can complete any
one OF these courses of study in three years
providing they are studious and regular in at
tendance.
health should not attempt to complete the work
in less than four years. Such scholars should
enter as q four year students" The Principal
could then arrange the studies so that a PROPER
proportion OF the work would be done each
year.
Not few scholars leave the first grade anx
ious to attend another year, but unable or I'M
willing 10 take a full course in the High School
Such scholars can enter the school arranging
with the Principal to take those studies of the
regular courses that will be most serviceable.
Special scholars must be regular in attend
ance, and must make satisfactory daily recita-
tions, or they will not be retained in the school
SCIENTIFIC COURSE
First year-German or French English al
zebra to inyolution history-Roman, Grecian,
English composition.
Second year-German or French: English
algebra completed, arithmetic reviewed; chem
istry, five months; ook-keepiug, three and
nail months: civil Government, one and half
monthsi composition.
Third gentleman or French English
| geometry physics; composition.
LITERARY COURSE.
First year-Latin; English: algebra, to in
volution; history-Roman, Grecian, English;
composition
Second year-Latin: English; algebra COM
pleted, arithmetic reviewed: chemistry five
| months, bookkeeping three and half months;
civil government one and one half months;
composition.
Third year-Latin; English; geometry;
physics; composition.
CLASSICAL COURSE.
First year-Latin; English; algebra to nvo,u-
ton; history-Roman, Grecian, English; COM
position.
Second yeqr-Latin: Greek; English; algebra
completed; arithmetic reviewed; composition
Third year-Latin; Greek; English; geometry:
composition.
NORMAL COURSE.
The graduates of the High School, in many
instances, desire to become teachers. The fact
that for three or four years they have been
studying the languages and other higher
branches, necessitates their taking a course in
some private institution of learning. In order
10 obvlate this, the Directors propose to adopt
Normal course for the benefit OF graduates, in
which the following branches will be reviewed
Arithmetic; algebra; grammar; History of the
entomology; science and art OF teaching; school
law of California Constitution of the United
States; Constitution of California book keep
| Ing freehand drawing; music.
| TEXTBOOKS.
Book-keeping-C hild's English-Tom Browns
School Days at Rugby, Irvings Alhambra, KEEL
| logg's Rhetoric, Thackeray's Newcomes, Scott's
Lady of the Lake, SCOTS Lay of the Last Min
s sire u american poems gHonghton, Mfiin
lect Works Vol. l., Sir Roger de Coyerly, Shake
speares Merchant of Venice" Shakespeare's
Julius Cesar History of the United States
Textbook used in Grammar School; History OF
England-Anderson' Shorter Course: History
of Rome-Smiths Smaller History of Greece
smith Smaller; Civil Government-"Our Gov
| ernment." (Ginn q CO..: Chemistry = Meads'
Primer; Physies-Gage's Arithmetic-Robin-
| sons Arithmetical Problems; Algebra-Went-
worth's Elementary. Geometry-venable's ;
eography-Text- book used in Grammar school
Science and Art of Teaehing-Payne's Lectures.
Latln-Harkness Grammar, Aliens New
Method Cesar de Bello Calico, Cicero's Ora
| TONS, Jones Latin Prose Composition, Virgirs
ltneid. Greek-Goodwin's Grammar, Whites
Lessons, Aenophon's Anabasis, Jones' Greek
Prose Composition, Homers Iiad. French
Woman's First French Book, Womans Second
| French Book, Woman's Grammar Chardenal's
Exercises for advanced pupils, Une Bouchee de
Pain; ie Roman dun Jeune Honme Pauvre,
| Madame Therese Mademoiselle de la Seigliere
La Petite Fadette, lie Clos Pommier, Les Fables
de la Fontaine.
The German textbooks are the same as
| those heretofore used.
CONTRACTS
Bids were opened for supplying the
schools with wood as follows, the bids be-
ing for 160 cords of 4-foot seconds growth
whSteoak and so cords 4-foot pine body
wood, for kindling: John Shelton, 81 and
St 30; Charles Johnson, S. so and Sc 25 ::
y.T Barrett, IS and no bid for the pine.
JoLnson's bid is the lowest by 500.
Bids for desks were filed from The Ban
croft Company, Bancroft Bros. & Co. and
| john Breuner. The formers bid was the
lowest. They agree to furnish the New
Triumph desk-No. 4, So 80; No. 5. So 20.
Breuner's bid for the same desks was 81 So
and 81 rs. Bancroft Bros. & Co. offer to
put in the New Fashion" desk. Nos. 4
and 8, for So SO and So 80.
| IS. Houghton, of this city, put in the
only bid for stationery supplies.
| All the bids were referred to the Com
nnttee ON Furniture and Supplies, with
| power to act.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
| director Slater called attention to The
death of Matthew Cooke, who had in
former years been member of the CITY
5oard OF Education, and paid high
ribute to his memory. He offered the fol.
lowing resolutions of respect, which were
ordered spread upon the minutes and given
to the press for publication.
l The Board of Education of the City of Sacra-
mento desire by this means to place on record
| late Matthew Cooke, who as member of the
| educational department of the city proved him
sell TO be public spirited, high-1ninded and
CONSCIENTIOUS citizen and public servant As
| member OF the Board he was an untiring worker
| for the public good. He was an earnest. en-
| thuslastic friend of the common school system.
and entertained for it the highest homes and tho
| most exalted and progressive views His death
| Is loss to this community of a good citizen. q
| man OF sterling worth and unimpeachable in
seSfiias ne duu our testimony 10 that of his
| ieuoW citlzens, that he was the means of ines
Unable good to the whole State, and that the
people owe his memory the highest tributes
| that can be paid to worth and public spirit.
The following bills were audited and
| ordered paid: d. ]. Mannix, $500; Iversen
q Carr, $50 GA; George Murray, S175 90: H.
| Coates; 1888 50; A. Lothammer, IS; f.
Lyon 81 Co, So 03; r. Davis, S36; W.P.
Coleman, SlO8; L. C. Chandler $50 M. S.
| Hammer, 50 %; James Patterson. Sc. Daily
Bee, S14; A. ]. Johnston & Co.. S13 so:
John Breuner, $40 so; C. A Sawtelle, 81 O5;
Valley Press, 50; Pay roll, s512 so. Total,
81 ,4S9 IL.
To Entertain the Visitors.